Hi all!
My wife and I have been working on our back yard since we bought our house in Northern Virginia near Quantico 5 years ago. When we bought it, the entire backyard was pea gravel! We've since put in a small bit of lawn, a beautiful little waterfall/pond with a mulched park bench area, terraced flagstone patio (which I laid myself) and put in a 6' privacy fence. We need to finish off the winding flagstone path. But yesterday, we finally had the pad poured for the lower patio which will hold our new hot tub (we plan to purchase next spring, after we finish the last part of the pathway this fall). The pad is about 9' x 17' and the place where the hot tub is to go has a 6' board fence on two sides. We are planning to get a 7' x 7' (approx) tub for fitting 4-5 adults. Think for instance a Jacuzzi J335, Hot Springs Aria, Sundance Camden or the like. The positioning of the tub was designed to overlook the pond/waterfall, and is just 10'-15'from the garage entrance and into the finished basement which has a big bathroom and two bedrooms to allow bathers to change.
First question:
Should I plan to leave space between the back and left side of the tub and the fence or can I place the tub right up against the fence?
Second question:
If the answer above is "yes, you need to leave space", how much? 18" of space would fit the plan for a 7' x 7' tub with
all of it on the pad. I'll post some pix and a scale drawing once I download 'em and scan in the drawing.
Here's the layout:
Pictures of the pad. Tub is going into the corner where the fence is.
Thanks in advance,
Tomcattwo (TC2)